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Borussia Dortmund lost 2-1 to visitors Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday but advanced 5-4 on aggregate to reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the second successive season. Dortmund, last year's runners-up who won 4-2 in Russia in the first leg, fell a goal behind when Hulk thundered Zenit into the lead with an unstoppable long-range effort in the 16th minute. Dortmund...

Borussia Dortmund lost 2-1 to visitors Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday (local time) but advanced 5-4 on aggregate to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the second successive season. Dortmund, last year's runners-up who won 4-2 in Russia in the first leg, fell a goal behind when Hulk thundered Zenit into the lead with an unstoppable long-range effort in the 16th...

Acting Zenit head coach Sergei Semak faces a stiff task to overturn a 4-2 deficit against Borussia Dortmund in his first European game. Semak was handed control of first-team affairs at Zenit last week following the departure of Luciano Spalletti and will oversee his first UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday at Signal Iduna Park. However, it could well be his last for some...

Borussia Dortmund advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the second consecutive season despite losing 2-1 at home to Zenit in the last 16 on Wednesday. Having won the away leg in St. Petersburg 4-2, last season's runner-up advanced 5-4 on aggregate. Hulk scored in the 16th for Zenit and Sebastian Kehl equalized in the 38th. Substitute Jose Rondon scored with...

DORTMUND, Germany -- Borussia Dortmund advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the second consecutive season despite losing 2-1 at home to Zenit in the last 16 on Wednesday. Having won the away leg in St. Petersburg 4-2, last season's runner-up advanced 5-4 on aggregate. Hulk scored in the 16th for Zenit and Sebastian Kehl equalized in the 38th. Substitute...

Borussia Dortmund are in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the second consecutive season although they looks far less intimidating than the team that reached the final last year. Crippled by a series of injuries to key players and struggling at home this season, Dortmund were far from convincing in a 2-1 defeat to Zenit on Wednesday. However, the 4-2 victory in the...

FRANKFURT, Germany — Borussia Dortmund holds a 4-2 lead from the first leg at Zenit St. Petersburg and looks sure to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals following Wednesday's return match. The league is Dortmund's only remaining shot as a title this season. Here are five things to know about the match: Andre Villas-Boas has been hired as the new coach to replace...